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Adam Back, One of the Satoshi Nakamoto Candidates, Has Proposed a New Idea for Bitcoin

As discussions intensify in the cryptocurrency world regarding the potential threat of quantum computers to the Bitcoin network, a new approach recently put forward by Adam Back, who is also claimed to be Satoshi Nakamoto, has attracted attention.

Back introduced a different perspective within the developer community by advocating for optional upgrades rather than a mandatory transition in the process of making Bitcoin quantum resilient.

Speaking at the Paris Blockchain Week event, Back argued that changes to the system should be implemented in a controlled and gradual manner. “Preparation is critical; it’s much safer to implement changes in a controlled way rather than acting hastily in a crisis,” Back said, also highlighting the Bitcoin network’s capacity for rapid coordination in emergencies. Recalling that previously discovered security vulnerabilities could be fixed within hours, Back stated that consensus could be reached quickly in critical moments.

Back’s proposal differs significantly from BIP-361, a more stringent version developed by developers. This proposal, drafted by Jameson Lopp and other developers, was updated on April 15th and incorporated into the Bitcoin codebase under the title “Post-Quantum Transition and Deprecation of Traditional Signatures.” The proposal envisions the gradual deactivation of addresses vulnerable to quantum attacks over five years and the freezing of assets that do not transition (including Bitcoins believed to belong to Satoshi Nakamoto).

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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure A Russian-linked crypto exchange, Grinex, has suspended its services after a major cyber attack that resulted in the theft of roughly 1 billion roubles ($13 million). Crypto Exchange Grinex Accuses ‘Unfriendly States’In a statement released on Thursday, the exchange claimed that the attack was carried out by “foreign intelligence services,” claiming that the “digital footprints” and overall character of the hack pointed to an unprecedented level of resources and technology available only to entities from “unfriendly states.” The exchange also claimed that, based on preliminary information, the operation was coordinated to directly harm Russia’s financial sovereignty.Related Reading: Justin Sun Slams World Liberty Financial’s Latest Proposal, Calls It ‘World Tyranny’Even though Grinex is registered in Kyrgyzstan, blockchain intelligence firm Elliptic said the platform has strong ties to Russia. Elliptic also described Grinex as one of the largest venues for exchanging Russian rubles into crypto assets. Elliptic further connected Grinex’s rise to Garantex, a Russian exchange that has been sanctioned by the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and targeted for laundering “hundreds of millions of dollars” associated with ransomware, darknet markets, and state-sponsored hacking groups.  Links Between Grinex And GarantexIn that case, Elliptic worked with the US Secret Service to identify crypto wallets controlled by Garantex, a step that helped enable the freezing of $26 million in stablecoins. According to Elliptic, Grinex is likely to have common ownership and management with Garantex and was created as a response to the sanctions imposed on Garantex. After Garantex was shut down, Elliptic said much of its liquidity and customers moved to Grinex

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Analyst Issues Bullish Warning for Bitcoin (BTC)! “Expect This Level Within One or Two Months!”

The leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoin ($BTC), is trading around $74,600 after a strong week.

Analysts say the rally has stalled ahead of the expiration of the two-week ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran next week.

However, one analyst predicts that Bitcoin could rise to $125,000 in the coming months.

Speaking to Coindesk, ZeroStack CEO Daniel Reis-Faria stated that perpetual interest rates on Bitcoin are extremely negative, which could trigger a significant price increase.

Noting that Bitcoin’s perpetual term funding rates are quite negative, the analyst said, “this indicates that investors are heavily shorting, expecting a decline.”

According to the analyst, this increases the likelihood of a sharp short squeeze that could push the Bitcoin price towards $125,000 in the coming months.

At this point, Faria believes Bitcoin could reach $125,000 within the next one to two months. Faria bases this prediction on the funding rate of $BTC perpetual futures, which has fallen to its lowest level since 2023.

According to the analyst, if the Bitcoin price continues to rise, this could lead to a mass forced liquidation of short positions, causing a short position squeeze that would accelerate the price rally.



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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson used one of his most confrontational videos in recent memory to argue that Bitcoin’s long-running resistance to structural change has left it exposed to the quantum computing threat now surfacing in debate around BIP 361. His core claim was blunt: Bitcoin’s governance culture, not just its cryptography, is now the problem.In the livestream, titled “BIP 361: Welcome to ShitcoinLand, Bitcoin,” Hoskinson framed the proposal as an overdue admission from parts of the Bitcoin world that quantum risk is no longer theoretical. The Cardano founder pointed to language in the proposal stating that, as of March 1, 2026, more than 34% of all Bitcoin had revealed public keys on-chain, leaving those UTXOs vulnerable to theft by an attacker with a sufficiently powerful quantum computer. In his telling, that amounts to roughly 8 million BTC exposed to a future break in Bitcoin’s current signature assumptions. BIP-361 proposes freezing every bitcoin that doesn’t migrate to a quantum-safe address within five years of activation. If you’re incapacitated, in prison, or simply unaware of the deadline, your coins aren’t stolen. They’re frozen by consensus. The justification: 34% of all… pic.twitter.com/4ValsZTdQD — TFTC (@TFTC21) April 15, 2026Cardano Founder Attacks Bitcoin Developer CommunityHoskinson’s attack centered on two related claims. First, he argued that the response implied by BIP 361 would require a hard fork, even if described otherwise. Second, he said any forced migration to post-quantum addresses would create a deeper problem for coins held in older wallet formats that cannot be recovered through the kind of proof system he says the proposal imagines.Related Reading: Cardano’s Midnight Has A Big 180 Days Ahead, Hoskinson Says“Ther

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Three reasons why XRP price could bounce back to $1.60



$XRP price rose 6% to a three-week high of $1.42 on Thursday, becoming the strongest gainer among the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market cap.

According to data from crypto.news, $XRP ($XRP) price rallied to $1.42 on Thursday, April 16, with its market cap moving back above $87 billion and reclaiming the spot of being the 4th largest crypto asset in the market. The token still lies nearly 23% lower than where it began this year.

While hopes of de-escalation in the U.S. and Iran war have lifted the market sentiment, triggering a bounce across most crypto assets, $XRP price could specifically benefit from three catalysts over the coming sessions.

First, the most significant hurdle for $XRP has been regulatory ambiguity over its security status, a long-standing challenge that the CLARITY Act could solve. As such, the U.S. Senate Banking Committee is scheduled to mark up the bill for later this month.

The bill is important as if it clears this committee, it would formally codify $XRP as a digital commodity, moving it from permitted existence to protected legality. This would effectively remove the remaining litigation discount and provide a clear legal green light for major institutions to deploy capital.

Second, $XRP price stands to benefit from renewed institutional demand for the token while retail investors remain cautious.

Data from SoSoValue show that spot $XRP ETFs have recorded their fourth consecutive day of inflows for the first time since March, drawing in a combined $38.86 million within the period. This brings the combined assets under management for U.S. spot $XRP ETFs to over $1.25 billion.

Such steady accumulation from smart money often precedes a sharp move upwards when it absorbs the remaining supply of tokens held in exchanges, currently at multi-year lows.

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Orbs is handing control of its Layer-3 trading protocol and multi-million dollar fee stream to a new DAO, betting seasonal on-chain governance can keep pace with volatile DeFi markets. Summary Orbs will roll out a DAO that hands protocol governance and revenue allocation to its community. The Layer-3 trading network has processed more than $3 billion in volume and over $3 million in protocol revenue. Seasonal on-chain governance will set tokenomics, fee distribution, and network priorities. Orbs has launched a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) that will shift control over protocol decisions and revenue allocation from core contributors to its global community in the coming weeks, formalizing a move to fully on-chain governance for its Layer-3 trading infrastructure. The Tel Aviv-based protocol, which specializes in execution-layer infrastructure for advanced onchain trading, said the DAO launch follows years of product deployment, integrations, and regulatory preparation rather than a rush to decentralize. Orbs’ suite of live Layer-3 protocols — including dLIMIT, dTWAP, Liquidity Hub, Perpetual Hub and dSLTP — has processed more than $3 billion in cumulative trading volume and generated over $3 million in protocol revenue to date, across more than 30 decentralized exchange integrations on multiple chains and backed by over 1 billion staked ORBS tokens. DAO shifts control over fees and tokenomics “Governance only works when there is something real to govern,” said Ran Hammer, Chief Business Officer at Orbs, arguing that the DAO is launching only once the protocol has meaningful products, revenue, and adoption. “After years of building products, generating revenue, and scaling adoption, we are now in a position where the community can actively shape the protocol’s future with real data and real impact,” Hammer added. The new DAO will control key le

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